1996–97 Asian Club Championship

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{{TwoLegResult|FK Neftchy Farg'ona|UZB|8–2|Pamir Dushanbe|TJK|4–1|4–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|AiK Bishkek|KGZ|3–6|Yelimay Semipalatinsk|KAZ|2–4|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Köpetdag Aşgabat|TKM|0–1|Persepolis|IRN|0–0|0–1|var1=1992}}

{{TwoLegResult|Kazma|KUW|10–1|Dhofar|OMA|9–0|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|West Riffa|BHR|2-4|Nejmeh|LIB|2–1|0–3|var1=1972}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Nassr|KSA|w/o¹|Al-Sharjah|UAE||}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Rayyan|QAT|bye||||}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Zawraa|IRQ|bye|||||var1=1991}}

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¹ Al-Sharjah withdrew.

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{{TwoLegResult|Shanghai Shenhua|CHN|9–2|Instant-Dict FC|HKG|7–1|2–1|var2=colonial}}

{{TwoLegResult|Công an Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh|VIE|1–2|Johor F.C.|MAS|0–1|1–1(a.e.t.)}}

{{TwoLegResult|JCT FC|IND|2–2 (4–2p)|New Road Team|NEP|1–1|1–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|PSM Makassar|IDN|1–4|Pohang Steelers|KOR|1–0|0–4|var2=1984}}

{{TwoLegResult|New Radiant|MDV|1–0|Pettah United SC|SRI|1–0|n/p¹}}

{{TwoLegResult|Yokohama Marinos|JPN|w/o²|GD Artilheiros|MAC|||var1=1870|var2=municipal}}

{{TwoLegResult|Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma|KOR|bye||||}}

{{TwoLegResult|Thai Farmers Bank FC|THA|bye||||}}

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¹ The 2nd leg was cancelled due to political violence in Sri Lanka.

² GD Artilheiros withdrew.

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{{TwoLegResult|Al-Zawraa|IRQ|3–1|FK Neftchy Farg'ona|UZB|1–0|2–1|var1=1991}}

{{TwoLegResult|Yelimay Semipalatinsk|KAZ|3–5|Persepolis|IRN|3–0|0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|Nejmeh|LIB|1–4|Al-Nassr|KSA|1–0|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Al-Kazma|KUW|1–2|Al-Rayyan|QAT|0–1|1–1}}

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{{TwoLegResult|Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma|KOR|1–0|Shanghai Shenhua|CHN|0–0|1–0|var1=1984}}

{{TwoLegResult|Yokohama Marinos|JPN|3–1|Johor F.C.|MAS|2–0|1–1|var1=1870}}

{{TwoLegResult|JCT FC|IND|1–2|New Radiant|MDV|1–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|Thai Farmers Bank FC|THA|1–5|Pohang Steelers|KOR|1–3|0–2|var2=1984}}

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|show_positions=n

|team1=PER|name_PER={{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

|team2=ZWR|name_ZWR={{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Al-Zawraa

|team3=NSR|name_NSR={{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Nassr

|team4=RAY|name_RAY={{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Rayyan

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|win_ZWR=1|draw_ZWR=1|loss_ZWR=1|gf_ZWR=3|ga_ZWR=2

|win_NSR=1|draw_NSR=1|loss_NSR=1|gf_NSR=4|ga_NSR=4

|win_RAY=1|draw_RAY=0|loss_RAY=2|gf_RAY=3|ga_RAY=5

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{{footballbox

| date = 8 November 1996

| team1 = Al-Rayyan {{flagicon|QAT}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Nassr

| goals1 = * Essa {{goal|55}}

• Al-Enazi {{goal|62}}

| goals2 = Abdullah {{goal|72}}

| stadium = Doha, Qatar

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| date = 8 November 1996

| team1 = Persepolis {{flagicon|IRN}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Al-Zawraa

| goals1 = * Shahroudi {{goal|39}}

• Bezik {{goal|75}}

| goals2 = Abbas {{goal|71}}

| stadium = Doha, Qatar

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{{footballbox

| date = 10 November 1996

| team1 = Al-Nassr {{flagicon|KSA}}

| score = 3–2

| team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

| goals1 = Kennedy {{goal|70||87||89}}

| goals2 = * Bezik {{goal|62}}

• Azizi {{goal|75}}

| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium

| referee = Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

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{{footballbox

| date = 10 November 1996

| team1 = Al-Zawraa {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Rayyan

| goals1 = Attiya {{goal|40}}
Mahdi {{goal|55}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Doha, Qatar

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{{footballbox

| date = 12 November 1996

| team1 = Al-Rayyan {{flagicon|QAT}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis

| goals1 = Mutlaq {{goal|65}}

| goals2 = Azizi {{goal|44||89}}

| stadium = Doha, Qatar

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{{footballbox

| date = 12 November 1996

| team1 = Al-Nassr {{flagicon|KSA}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Al-Zawraa

| goals1 =

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| stadium = Khalifa International Stadium

| referee = Russamee Jindamai (Thailand)

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| location = Doha Qatar

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|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=CIC|name_CIC={{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma

|team2=POH|name_POH={{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Pohang Steelers

|team3=YOK|name_YOK={{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yokohama Marinos

|team4=NRA|name_NRA={{flagicon|MDV}} New Radiant

|win_CIC=2|draw_CIC=1|loss_CIC=0|gf_CIC=12|ga_CIC=2

|win_POH=1|draw_POH=2|loss_POH=0|gf_POH=8|ga_POH=2

|win_YOK=1|draw_YOK=1|loss_YOK=1|gf_YOK=14|ga_YOK=5

|win_NRA=0|draw_NRA=0|loss_NRA=3|gf_NRA=0|ga_NRA=25

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{{footballbox

| date = 24 November 1996

| team1 = Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma {{flagicon|KOR|1984}}

| score = 9–0

| team2 = {{flagicon|MDV}} New Radiant

| goals1 = * Sang-Yoon {{goal|15}}

• Dong-Gun {{goal|37||59}}
• Hwang Yeon-SeokYeon-Seok {{goal|44}}
• Ki-Beom {{goal|51}}
• Jung-Guk {{goal|68||73}}
• Stepouchkine {{goal|69}}
• Agbo {{goal|89}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Daegu, South Korea

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{{footballbox

| date = 24 November 1996

| team1 = Pohang Steelers {{flagicon|KOR|1984}}

| score = 2–2

| team2 = {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Yokohama Marinos

| goals1 = * Young-Sang {{goal|48}}

• Bogdanović {{goal|75}}

| goals2 = * Acosta {{goal|32}}

• Miura {{goal|39}}

| stadium = Daegu, South Korea

| event =

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{{footballbox

| date = 26 November 1996

| team1 = New Radiant {{flagicon|MDV}}

| score = 0–6

| team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Pohang Steelers

| goals1 =

| goals2 = * Jin-Ho {{goal|32||49|p|83||89}}

• Konovalov {{goal|34||61}}

| stadium = Daegu, South Korea

| event =

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{{footballbox

| date = 26 November 1996

| team1 = Yokohama Marinos {{flagicon|JPN|1870}}

| score = 2–3

| team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma

| goals1 = * Acosta {{goal|34}}

• Noda {{goal|57}}

| goals2 = * Sang-Yoon {{goal|14||51}}

• Yeon-Seok {{goal|60}}

| stadium = Daegu, South Korea

| event =

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{{footballbox

| date = 28 November 1996

| team1 = Yokohama Marinos {{flagicon|JPN|1870}}

| score = 10–0

| team2 = {{flagicon|MDV}} New Radiant

| goals1 = * Suzuki {{goal|4}}

• Acosta {{goal|12||28||38||57||89}}
• Terakawa {{goal|13||35}}
• Ueno {{goal|40}}
• Hirama {{goal|75}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Daegu, South Korea

| event =

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{{footballbox

|date = 28 November 1996

|team1 = Pohang Steelers {{flagicon|KOR|1984}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Daegu, South Korea

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{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place play-off

|7 March – Shah Alam| {{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis|1|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Pohang Steelers |3

|7 March – Shah Alam|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |1|{{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Al-Zawraa |0

|9 March – Shah Alam|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Pohang Steelers {{GoldenGoal}} |2|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |1

|9 March – Shah Alam|{{flagicon|IRN}} Persepolis |4|{{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Al-Zawraa |1

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 7 March 1997

| team1 = Persepolis {{flagicon|IRN}}

| score = 1–3

| team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Pohang Steelers

| goals1 = Azizi {{goal|88}}

| goals2 = * Park Tae-Ha {{goal|9||86}}

• Golmohammadi {{goal|55|o.g.}}

| stadium = Shah Alam Stadium

| location = Shah Alam, Malaysia

| event =

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{{footballbox

| date = 7 March 1997

| team1 = Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma {{flagicon|KOR|1984}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Al-Zawraa

| goals1 = Chang-Won {{goal|42}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Shah Alam Stadium

| location = Shah Alam, Malaysia

| event =

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{{footballbox

| date = 9 March 1997

| team1 = Persepolis {{flagicon|IRN}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} Al-Zawraa

| goals1 = * Bezik {{goal|20}}

• Mahdavikia {{goal|30}}
• Bagheri {{goal|65||80}}

| goals2 = Fawzi {{goal|8}}

| stadium = Shah Alam Stadium

| location = Shah Alam, Malaysia

| event =

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Source:{{cite news |title=Pohang's golden goal tilts it |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-fxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6253%2C1596707 |access-date=1 November 2021 |work=New Straits Times |date=10 March 1997}}

{{footballbox

| date = 9 March 1997

| team1 = Pohang Steelers {{flagicon|KOR|1984}}

| score = 2–1 {{GoldenGoal}}

| team2 = {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma

| goals1 = * Park Tae-Ha {{goal|78}}

• Park Ji-Ho {{golden goal|117|p}}

| goals2 = * Hong Jong-Kyoung {{goal|79}}

| stadium = Shah Alam Stadium

| referee = Nik Ahmad (Malaysia)

| location = Shah Alam, Malaysia

| event =

| time =

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{{reflist}}

• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup97.html Asian Club Competitions 1997] at RSSSF.com

{{AFC Club Football seasons|group=championsleague}}

{{1997 in Japanese football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Asian Club Championship}}

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